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Protection from Violence
- EnglishThe State has the obligation to guarantee the physical and mental integrity, the life and the security of every living person in the national territory. … (Art. 13)
- FrenchL'Etat a l'obligation de garantir l'intégrité physique et mentale, la vie et la sécurité de toute personne vivant sur le territoire national. … (Art. 13)
Protection from Violence
- English… No one shall be subjected to torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and without their consent to medicinal, scientific or other experiments. … (Art. 33)
- Russian… Никто не может подвергаться пыткам, применению насилия, жестокому, бесчеловечному или унижающему человеческое достоинство обращению или наказанию, а также без его согласия подвергаться медицинским, научным или иным опытам. … (Статья 33)
- Turkmen… Hiç kim gynamalara, zorluk ulanylmagyna, zalymlyk, adamkärçiliksizlik ýa-da adam mertebesini peseltmek bilen ýüzlenilmegine ýa-da jeza berilmegine, şeýle hem onuň razylygy bolmasa, lukmançylyk, ylmy ýa-da başga tejribelere sezewar edilip bilinmez. … (33-nji madda)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishEvery person has the right to freedom and personal inviolability.
… (Art. 29) - UkrainianКожна людина має право на свободу та особисту недоторканність.
… (Стаття 29)
Protection from Violence
- English
No one will be subject to servitude. Slavery and the slave trade of any nature, are prohibited in all their forms. (Art. 40)
- Spanish
Nadie será sometido a servidumbre. La esclavitud y la trata de cualquier naturaleza, están prohibidas en todas sus formas. (Art. 40)
Protection from Violence
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We believe that every citizen is entitled to live in this homeland safe and secure, … (Preamble) - Arabic…
نحن نؤمن بأن لكل مواطن الحق بالعيش على أرض هذا الوطن فى أمن وأمان … (الدّيباجة)
Protection from Violence
- English…
3. A political party shall not—
a. be founded on a religious, linguistic, racial, ethnic, tribal, gender, sectoral or provincial basis or engage in propaganda based on any of these factors;
b. engage in or encourage violence or intimidate its members, supporters, opponents or other persons;
... (Art. 60)
Protection from Violence
- English
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2. Political parties and other organizations, whose programs and activity are based on totalitarian methods, that incite and support racial, religious, regional or ethnic hatred, that use violence to take power or influence state policies, as well as those with a secret character, are prohibited pursuant to the law.
… (Art. 9) - Albanian
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2. Partitë politike dhe organizatat e tjera, programet dhe veprimtaria e të cilave mbështeten në metoda totalitariste, që nxitin e përkrahin urrejtjen racore, fetare, krahinore ose etnike, që përdorin dhunën për marrjen e pushtetit ose për të ndikuar në politikën shtetërore, si edhe ato me karakter të fshehtë janë të ndaluara sipas ligjit.
… (Neni 9)
Protection from Violence
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(3) No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman and degrading treatment, to cruel and unusual punishment, or to excessive fines or deprivations. (Art. II, Sec. 6)
Protection from Violence
- EnglishWhereas every person in Saint Lucia is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms, that is to say, the right, whatever his or her race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely—
(a) life, liberty, security of the person, equality before the law and the protection of the law;
… (Sec. 1)
Protection from Violence
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(2) A child shall not be subjected to abuse or torture or other cruel inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment subject to lawful and moderate chastisement for purposes of correction.
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(7) Parliament shall enact laws necessary to ensure that -
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(d) children receive special protection against exposure to physical and moral hazards within and outside the family. (Sec. 29)